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Distrust of government blended with strains of Christian fundamentalism can produce a violent form of Christian nationalism, a scholar explains.
Eighteenth-century Quakers attempted to align their religious beliefs with what they purchased. These Quakers led some of the early campaigns against sugar being produced by enslaved people.
As we face the rise and rise of the Omicron variant, your risk of getting severe Covid may depend on how stressed you are. Now is a great time to look after your mental health.
Menstruating women who sleep less than six hours a night suffer worse periods. But leading treatments for insomnia rarely look at menstrual health.
While the food insecurity rate held steady in 2020, the racial hunger gap increased.
An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000 per year – and why it would be worth it.
Public and community health experts highlight four ways that communities can collaborate to encourage physical activity and fun.
A PBS documentary has reinitiated conversations about the influence of Billy Graham. Here are three articles that describe the impact and the enduring legacy of the famed preacher.
This is a transcript of episode 16 of The Conversation Weekly podcast The racial hunger gap in American cities and what do about it. In this episode, we look at some of the reasons behind racial disparities…
A transcript of episode 14 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including how people make their life’s biggest decisions.
Plus, a psychologist on how we look back at our big decisions in life. Listen to episode 14 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Canadians who had poor finances and health were more likely to report financial stress across the first several months of the pandemic.
A team of experts are projecting that after a steep increase in 2020, food insecurity rates will dip in 2021. But behind this is a racial gap – rates for Black Americans will remain stubbornly high.
A history of how African American congregations in Philadelphia weathered crises over 200 years.
The fusing of Christian nationalism and violent extremism on display during the attack on the US Capitol can be traced, in part, to two incidents in the early 1990s.
The Christian right began to coalesce around social and cultural changes in the late 1970s. A scholar explains the emergence of conspiracy theories at the time.
The pandemic and political turmoil have left many people feeling anxious, angry and despairing. Being open to joy might bring some respite.
Women with less income and less education may be hurt most by gender discrimination.
Religion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited racial violence and took part in lynchings. Sometimes, the victim was a preacher.
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Associate Professor of History, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University
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Professor of Economics, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine
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Associate Professor of Museum Studies, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Baylor University
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PhD Candidate in Religion - Historical Studies, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Baylor University
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Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
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Professor of Public Health, Baylor University
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Associate Professor, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
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Assistant Professor of Church and Community Ministries, Baylor University
